Turner BSL212D2 Spring 2011 11-2 syllabus - UNIVERSITY OF...

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BUSINESS LAW DEPARTMENT BSL 212 - INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS LAW SPRING SEMESTER 2011 Section: D2 Class Room: MM 106 Class Hours: MWF 11:15 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. Professor: Dr. Karen Turner Office: 317-K Jenkins Building E-mail: kturner@miami.edu Telephone: (305) 284-4761 Office Hours: M 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Fax No: (305) 284-3762 T 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. W 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and other times by appointment COURSE INTRODUCTION (Designated Intensive Writing Course) Introduction to Business Law (BSL 212) focuses on the legal, ethical, and international implications of business transactions. A fundamentally reported court decision case-based, discussion-oriented course, it is intended to provide students with a thoughtful insight into how the legal system monitors the domestic and international business environment, blending theoretical and practical concepts. The course methodology offers a problem-solving experience and provides students with an opportunity to develop their analytical and decision-making ability. BSL 212 has been designated an intensive writing course and, accordingly, students will spend considerable time and effort in demonstrating problem-solving ability in a written form. COURSE OBJECTIVES The primary objectives of BSL 212 are as follows: • Develop students’ substantive knowledge of the US legal system. • Develop students’ substantive knowledge of the legal rules regulating the fundamentals of all business dealings, e.g., the principles of contracts, including the domestic and international sale of goods. • Develop students’ substantive knowledge of the international implications of business transactions. • Introduce the theoretical and practical aspects of business ethics. • Develop students’ analytical and problem solving skills. • Develop students’ oral and written presentation skills. R EQUIRED T EXT I NTRODUCTION TO B USINESS L AW (BSL 212), a custom text based on Mann & Roberts, Business Law and the Regulation of Business (10 th Ed. 2010), containing only the chapters that will be used in the course as well as supplementary materials and appendices. ISBN 978-1-111-72379-8. Available at the UM Bookstore or directly from the publisher online at http://www.cengagebrain.com/micro/umbsl212 . If you feel you need further assistance with the course material, the following study guide is recommended: Segal, The Business Law Survival Guide (2 nd .ed. New Age Publishing Co., 2006). 1

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COURSE WEBSITE Course websites are maintained by each instructor for each section of BSL 212. All registered students are automatically “enrolled” in the appropriate “Blackboard” section website at http://www.courses.miami.edu . Course information, including but not limited to:

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